This is a rarely used, Nikken Solitens
Electro-Therapeutic compact handheld device for home use. It
comes with the original box, user manual and body therapy
charts. It requires 2 small round 3 volt lithium
batteries (included), which are used but still working. This
tens unit has been tested and does work as designed. Use of
this class 2 medical device requires a prescription in the U.S.
International buyers (non-U.S.) do not require a prescription.
U.S. buyers will need to provide proof of prescription at
purchase
before you send payment. Chiropractors are also
using the Solitens on their patience. This device is used
to alleviate chronic pain by painless, electro-therapy positive and
negative stimulation and can be used at home by yourself after
carefully reading the user manual. This easy-to-use tens unit is no
longer available from Nikken and highly sought after because it
does not require the use of gel or pads.
Original retail value is $140. Item will ship to
anywhere in the U.S. for $5 or worldwide for $12. U.S. Insurance is
recommended for an additional $3.

Please ask any and all questions before you purchase, so
you know exactly what you are buying, asall sales are final and there are no returns.
Payments required within 4 days of purchase. I accept Paypal, U.S.
money orders & cashiers checks and International money orders
from a U.S. bank. No cash or personal checks are accepted.

The following information describes the history and application
of this device.

Effective Therapy Device for the Relief
of Aches and Pains All Over the Body

In their fight against clinical pain,
healthcare professionals around the world have realized that
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) therapy is an
effective and important component of many treatment programs. The
therapeutic use of TENS for relief of pain consists of the
placement of an electrical conductor on the skin overlaying the
nerves of the pain area, then applying electrical impulses through
the conductor, similar in intensity to the body's own natural
bio-electric currents.
NIKKEN is proud to introduce a highly sophisticated TENS unit
called SOLITENS. Designed and structured like a flattened pen, this
TENS unit comes equipped with individual set controls. The
frequency of the beeper increases to confirm that proper contact
has been made with the patient's skin in the affected pain area and
that a return path is complete. Electrical impulses are then
delivered to the nerve site to achieve pain relief.
SOLITENS is a portable, lightweight, compact, hand-held,
long-term pulse duration TENS unit that requires no gels or pads.
Although SOLITENS is easy to use, proper instructions from a
physician or qualified health care professional should always be
obtained prior to use. SOLITENS is a classified by the FDA as a
class two medical device for pain control and requires a
prescription in the United States.

Background

The use of electricity
for the treatment of ailments is not new. In 46 A.D.. Scribonius
Largus reported the application of an electric fish in treating
chronic headaches. As methods of artificially produced electrical
currents were developed, various electrical devices became accepted
in medicine. Their use became common in the 19th and early 20th
centuries.
With the work of Melzack and Wall* and the publication of
their gate theory of pain in 1965, a new era of research was begun
into the application of electrical stimulus for relief. TENS
gained widespread use after the invention of the first wearable
device. It was developed in 1971 by Dr. Norman Shealy, a
neurosurgeon, and David Maurer, a biomedical engineer.
Although the device was designed as a screening tool for
selected patients as candidates for the implementation of dorsal
cord stimulators, the use of TENS proved to be successful in
its effect on chronic pain to warrant its use as a primary
treatment modality.
References: * Melzack R, Wall PD. Pain Mechanism: A New
Theory, Science: 150:971,1965
* Nolan, MF. A chronological indexing of clinical and basic
science lita- ture concerning TENS, 1967-1987. Section on Clinical
Electro- physiology, Alexandria, VA, Physical Therapy Association,
1988
Principles of
OperationThe ability of a TENS unit to relieve pain has been explained
in many different ways. Two of the most cited mechanisms involve
nerve transmission. One holds that TENS may block the transmission
of impulses of the afferent nerves. The other focuses on the
possible stimulation of endorphin (an endogenous opiate)
production, which is a substance that is naturally produced in the
human body whose function is to dull and de-sensitize nerves.
Solitens FunctionA SOLITENS unit will accurately locate all trigger points
throughout the body by an audible tone indicator. Then
SOLITENS will deliver an electric stimulus conducted by direct
point contact to the pain site. The electric shock lasts 0.066
seconds with an alternation of 15 hz at 75 volts maximum, and
contains both positive and negative pulses. The SOLITENS stim-
ulator is a bi-polar device in which the first major pulse of
energy is positive and bi-polar and 175 microseconds long, followed
by a second major negative pulse of the same length, followed
by a delay.
Directions for
UsageEach SOLITENS device is equipped with a wrist band grounder
(current connection) which must be worn at all times during
treatment. Adjust the intensity and timing controls as pre- scribed
to the required level and time length. Turn the unit on by pushing
the switch to the ON mode; a light pitch should sound. While
holding the device in a pen-like manner, and main- taining an even
pressure on the electrode (tip of SOLITENS), pass it around the
pain area; a higher pitch sound will begin and end as you pass the
pain area, then return to the original sound. The audible
tone indicator notifies you when you are above the trigger point.
Press the treatment button with your index finger for at least 15
seconds, then move to the next pain area.

1. TENS units are
designed to provide sensory and not motor stimulation. Motor
stimulation will cause muscle contractions that may aggravate
pains.
2. TENS units are intended for the symptomatic relief of a
large number of painful syndromes until a cause can be found,
the relief of chronic intractable pain syndromes, or cases where
analgesic drugs would be contraindicated.
3. Results should not be expected within one or two
applications. Your body will respond at its own rate and
results cannot be rushed.